Spear?

[CSinTX]

Opinion, looks to be a fairly recently made one off.

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by CSinTX

Opinion, looks to be a fairly recently made one off.

For our edification, Why do you say that?

[Raf]

Boar spear . Looks ok to me. Interesting that they were also considered a fighting weapon.

[Akanthus]

Normally the rectangular part of boarfeathers is part of the shaft and tied to it.It is mostly not a part of the blade .It should prevent that the blade penetrating too deep in the wildboars body.If it's old, for me the spear is a simple weapon for use in a revolt ,for example in the peasant wars.At that time the bkacksmithes created simple but effective weapons often by changing agricultural tools.Pehaps it is a later collector weapon ,that should remember of those times

[Radboud]

Good people, looking at the photo of it in Aspalathos' hand, the blade appears too short to be a functional weapon, especially not a boar spear that needs to punch through thick hide and a ribcage to get to the animal's heart.

From the crude forging overall and especially of the socket, while having a counter sunk hole for a securing screw, I suspect this to be a modern decorative piece.